Trump makes final effort to rile his base using fear, division and racial anxiety

Donald Trump delivered his closing argument on Monday, embarking on a three-stop tour of the midwest before the most consequential midterm elections in a generation.

Continuing an approach established in recent weeks, the president used campaign rallies, his Twitter account and press interviews to warn of an “invasion” by a caravan of migrants approaching the southern border, and of the supposed threat posed by “leftwing mobs”.